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    Vygeboom Dam (25533036)

    Mpumalanga

    Card 502977
    Compiler 724
    Location code 25533036Vygeboom Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2013-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:50
    End time 12:55
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 216
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam 100% full. Alien invasive Sesbania punicea, Lantana camara infestations along shores. Seems to spread substantially. Pompom weed also observed along banks.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    710
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    360Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    560
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    60
    10003Duck, Muscovy
    (Cairina moschata)
    70Confirmed Breeding
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    130
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 08:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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